Did the Texas Rangers Buy a World Series?

On December 1, 2021, the Texas Rangers spent half a billion dollars…
Stan Musial (Trading Card Database)

Stan Musial: Pitcher

Notwithstanding his ultimate status as one of the greatest…

How Stan Musial Picked Up the Nickname ‘Stan the Man’

Stan the Man remains a legend in St. Louis and throughout…

Stan Musial’s MVP Years: 1943, 1946, 1948

Stan Musial batted .365 in 1946 and won his second NL MVP…

Stan Musial and the World Series

Whitey Kurowski, Marty Marion, Stan Musial, and Ray Sanders…

Stan Musial Arranged a Masterpiece in 1948

Baseball Magazine put Stan Musial on its cover in September…

After His Greatest Season, Stan Musial Faced Challenges in 1949

Stan Musial completes his swing on this 1948-49 Leaf trading…

Stan Musial, Jackie Robinson, and the Strike Heard ’Round the League

Stan Musial stands with three of his National League teammates…

Stan the Man and Trader Lane: How Musial almost ended up in Philadelphia

Cardinals general manager Frank Lane nearly traded Stan Musial…

Of (A)symmetry and (In)consistency: Stan Musial’s Home/Away Splits

Stan Musial doubled, then scored by sliding past catcher…

Stan Musial, John F. Kennedy, and the President’s Council on Physical Fitness

Stan Musial visits the JFK White House in 1962, along with…

Stan Musial: A St. Louis Baseball Icon

Stan Musial held several business interests, including a…

Baseball, the Pope and Politics: Stan Musial and Poland

In 1987, Stan Musial traveled to Poland. He is shown here…
SABR Digital Library: Stan Musial, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

Stan Musial Breathes Joy into a Somber Night in 1993

On a bitterly cold winter’s night, almost 30 years after…

Stan Musial: When Heroes Become Friends

Back in 1985, while I was living on a 5,000-acre cattle ranch…

Appendix: The 1943 Camp Hood Baseball Season

This is the online appendix to Andrew Jett's article, "The 1943…

Appendix: Bobby Layne, 28-0: Hall of Fame Caliber Pitcher for the Texas Longhorns

This is the online appendix for Herm Krabbenhoft's article, "Bobby…

Which Venezuelan Batter Has Had the Best Season in the Major Leagues?

The greatest offensive season ever recorded by a Venezuelan…

History of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick, hosting a meeting on August…

Luis Aparicio Ortega: The Father of All

Gavilanes shortstop Luis Aparicio Ortega and his son Luis…

Carlos Ascanio: Venezuela’s ‘Lost Earthquake’ in the Negro Leagues

Carlos Ascanio, known as ‘The Earthquake,’ was a consistent…

The Toronto Maple Leafs: The Barrow Years, 1900-1902

Ed Barrow (SABR-Rucker Archive)   The Toronto franchise…
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